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Morrisville State College Professor Dr. Emad Rahim was recently recognized for his entrepreneurial endeavors. Rahim, of Syracuse, assistant professor of entrepreneurship and small business management, received a 2010 Entrepreneurship Teaching Excellence Award from the Experiential Classroom XI Program and has also been named a 2011 Beyster Institute Scholar Fellow.

Mark Ashton has seen and performed his share of car repairs as an automotive instructor at Morrisville State College and through his work in the auto industry. But none have had the profound impact as what he has been a part of through the Keys to Work Initiative with Madison County Community Action Partnership (CAP). Ashton, an instructional support associate, heads Morrisville State College's effort in the initiative—providing needed repairs on vehicles which CAP helps community members obtain, based on need, to secure transportation to work.

Enrico D'Alessandro, University Police chief at Morrisville State College, is the recipient of the 2010 Oneida County Arson Task Force Distinguished Service Award. The award was presented to D'Alessandro, of Frankfort, N.Y., during the organization's annual fall arson seminar which gathered insurance personnel, fire and police investigators from around the area.

Whether you're a maple syrup lover or a chocolate or coffee connoisseur, Nelson Farms Country Store has the holiday fix or gift idea for that person who has everything. Again this year, the store, which is the retail arm of Nelson Farms, Morrisville State College's small-scale food processing plant, is tailoring gift baskets filled with savory delights to tempt any palate.

Morrisville State College President Raymond Cross announced today that he will resign in February 2011, after 13 years as head of the college, to become chancellor of University of Wisconsin Colleges and University of Wisconsin Extension. In an e-mail letter to the college community, Cross wrote poignantly about his memories, the people and his time at Morrisville.

Eleven Morrisville State College students were among those who participated in the Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge held recently in Batavia, N.Y. The Northeast Regional Dairy Challenge is an innovative three-day event, designed by a team of industry and university professionals, to promote the future of the dairy industry. Morrisville State College was among 12 northeast colleges and two Canadian universities that participated in the eighth annual event which was held Oct. 28-30.

The Norwich campus of Morrisville State College will hold its Annual Open House on Dec. 1, from 5-7 p.m. in Roger Follett Hall. The festive, holiday event will feature hors d'oeuvres from area eateries and musical entertainment from the Norwich High School Jazz Band. Information about the college's programs will also be available during the open house, which is free and open to the public. Visit the table that showcases the program you are interested in and enter to win an iPad or Kindle.

Morrisville State College students are among volunteers who will gain a sense of what it feels like to be homeless when they sleep out overnight in handmade shelters. Their effort, spearheaded by the Nutrition and Dietetics Department, is just part of what faculty, staff and students on the Morrisville State College campus are doing to raise education, action and awareness about hunger and homelessness during National Hunger and Homelessness Awareness Week, Nov. 14-20.

From pink taffeta trimmed in sequins, to sleek beaded, ruffled, plain, long, or short—a collection of dresses and gowns are looking for dates for upcoming holiday and winter school dances. More than 200 dresses, stocked at Cinderella's Closet with the help of Morrisville State College faculty, staff and students, hope to dazzle their way to area teens in time for holiday frolics and festivities.

Ricky DeMers pulled out a pair of gloves, grabbed a small brush and proceeded to lift fingerprints off of a mirror. Nearby, Justin DeLaMothe was photographing scattered evidence—an ax, littered coins, glass, and multiple contusions on a female victim's arm. The mock park crime scene was just one created in assistant professor Clare Armstrong-Seward's Introduction to Criminal Justice class to provide students with a learning experience in collecting evidence.